Emergence of Cyber Crime

The world of Internet today has become a parallel form of life and living because with the availability of artificial intelligence and new technologies, we are now capable of doing things, which were not even imaginable few years ago.

The Internet is fast becoming a way of life for millions of people and also a way of living because of growing dependence and reliance of the mankind on these machines.

The advent of the computer has been a boon to students, lawyers, businessmen, teachers, doctors, researchers and also, of course, to the criminals.

Unauthorized access, damage to property, theft, fraud, mischief and the publication of obscene and indecent material are all familiar crimes. The expression ‘crime’ is defined as an act, which subjects the doer to legal punishment or any offence against morality, social order or any unjust or shameful act.

The ‘offence’ is defined in the code of criminal procedure to mean as act or omission made punishable by any law for the time being in force. With the emergence of Internet, the traditional crimes have assumed new dimensions.